On 16 February 1945, the 39th Educational Flight Regiment scrambled 16 Ki-79 trainers from Yokoshiba Airfield to oppose a massive air raid from U.S. Task Force 58 carrier group, losing …

Mar 2, 2015 · Designated Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer, the aircraft was built in four versions: the Ki-79a single-seat trainer powered by a 510 hp Hitachi Ha-13a; the similarly powered Ki …

Mansyū Ki-98 advanced twin-boom high-altitude interceptor project Among the Manshū independent designs, however, only the Ki-79 advanced trainer reached mass production, as …

Mansu Ki-79 was a single-engine, single- (Ki-79a, Ki-79s) or two-seater (Ki-79v, Ki-79d) cantilever monoplane with a low wing. All-metal construction (Ki-79a, Ki-79v) or mixed (Ki-79s, Ki-79d). …

Built by Manshūkoku Hikōki Seizo K.K. (Mansyū / Mansyu) as a two seat trainer version of the Type 97 Fighter / Ki-27 (Nate) with four sub-versions. The single seat Ki-79a with engine …

Designated Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer, the aircraft was built in four versions: the Ki-79a single-seat trainer powered by a 510hp Hitachi Ha-13a; the similarly powered Ki-79b tandem …

A large number of aircraft were captured intact in Manchuria after the Soviet invasion. The Communists hired Manchurian and Japanese pilots to get the training programme under way, …

The Ki-79 advanced trainer was developed from the Ki-27 'Nate' fighter by the Mansyu company in Harbin, Manchukuo (Japanese-controlled Manchuria). At least nine Ki-79s ended up in the …

Jul 24, 2023 · The Ki-79b was a development of the earlier Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” fighter, which was in common use by the Japanese Army Air Force at the beginning of World War II.

The Ki-79d was a two seat version using a Hitachi Ha-13a engine and partial wooden construction. The Ki-79 was Mansyu's own design, though derived from the Ki-27 "Nate". It …